1 To God our strength sing loud, @3and clear@1, Sing loud to God @3our King@1, To Jacob's God, @3that all may hear@1 Loud acclamations ring. 2 Prepare a hymn, prepare a song, The timbrel hither bring; The @3cheerful@1 psaltery bring along And harp @3with@1 pleasant @3string@1; 3 Blow, @3as is wont@1, in the new moon With trumpets' @3lofty sound@1, Th' appointed time, the day whereon Our solemn feast @3comes round@1. 4 This was a statute @3giv'n of old@1 For Israel @3to observe@1, A law of Jacob's God, @3to hold From whence they might not swerve@1. 5 This he a testimony ordained In Joseph, @3not to change@1, When as he passed through Egypt land; The tongue I heard, was strange. 6 From burden, @3and from slavish toil@1 I set his shoulder free; His hands from pots, @3and miry soil@1 Delivered were @3by me@1. 7 When trouble did thee sore assail, @3On me then@1 didst thou call, And I to free thee @3did not fail, And led thee out of thrall@1. I answered thee in thunder deep With clouds encompassed round; I tried thee at the water @3steep@1 Of Meriba @3renowned@1. 8 Hear O my people, @3hearken well@1, I testify to thee @3Thou ancient stock of@1 Israel, If thou wilt list to me, 9 Throughout the land of thy abode No alien god shall be, Nor shalt thou to a foreign god In honour bend thy knee. 10 I am the Lord thy God which brought Thee out of Egypt land; Ask large enough, and I, @3besought@1, Will grant thy full demand. 11 And yet my people would not @3hear@1, @3Nor@1 hearken to my voice; And Israel @3whom I loved so dear@1 Misliked me for his choice. 12 Then did I leave them to their will And to their wand'ring mind; Their own conceits they followed still, Their own devices blind. 13 O that my people would @3be wise To@1 serve me @3all their days@1, And O that Israel would @3advise To@1 walk my @3righteous@1 ways. 14 Then would I soon bring down their foes @3That now so proudly rise@1, And turn my hand against @3all those That are@1 their enemies. 15 Who hate the Lord should @3then be fain To@1 bow to him and bend, But @3they, his people, should remain@1, Their time should have no end. 16 And we would feed them @3from the shock@1 With flour of finest wheat, And satisfy them from the rock With honey @3for their meat@1. |